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Topic: is all people here artists, where did all people go ? (Read 4306 times)

I wonder really, how many % of the forum members are artists themselves seem to be a forum for artists for sure

I have not been here since 2009 little bit sad to see that it is a lot less activity here now..where did people go ?

Personally I have been listening to less ambient the last few years I must admit, there is a lot less good ambient released in my opinion.And ever since Steve Roach did move to his new home and new studio I do not think he have produced any amazing stuff to be honest.. Same goes with Robert Rich he have not released much good last few years, but I must admit the Nest album was really good.

Anyway I hope more people come back it is a nice community for sure. quite unique.

This forum has always had times of more activity, and other times of less. It's true that overall, people don't visit forums like this as much, now that social media is more of a big thing. People are more inclined to interact on Facebook, Twitter and things like that.

It does seem like a lot of the people who post here are recording artists, but I think that's a good thing. This is one of my favorite places to ask questions and get advice about technical things, for that reason.

This forum has always had times of more activity, and other times of less. It's true that overall, people don't visit forums like this as much, now that social media is more of a big thing. People are more inclined to interact on Facebook, Twitter and things like that.

It does seem like a lot of the people who post here are recording artists, but I think that's a good thing. This is one of my favorite places to ask questions and get advice about technical things, for that reason.

I like that, too. On my social media sites, most of my friends are not interested in ambient music or music making and recording gear or techniques. On a forum such as this , I tend to know more about the people posting and their expertise. It is amazing to me how knowledgeable Hypnos forum members are about so many different subjects.

A good percentage of the forum members are musicians though I feel its a nice mix of ambient music listens and producers. The lack of forum members really shows itself when IMHO interesting threads come up and the usual suspects respond and the thread dies at about 8 or so replies....we end up talking to ourselves. Now this does not actually reflect the amount of people that visit the Hypnos forum. Some topics have immense viewing numbers. It would be nice if more viewer became active.

Julio, you raise a good point - posts and topics on this forum continue to get quite a lot of views.

In this past when this has come up, or when I've spoken up and reminded "lurkers" of the need to contribute in order to keep this forum vital, we've had a surge of activity... lurkers speaking up, all kinds of people creating new topics, and for a while everything is buzzing. That proves people are reading. For whatever reason, though, many people seem content to just read the topics, perhaps seeking a little quick diversion during the day, and don't feel motivated to post anything.

It isn't that I don't wish more people would post, but I don't think I'm really helping the forum by nagging or pushing people to contribute more. I wouldn't want to visit a forum where the administrators constantly made me feel guilty for lurking.

Once in a while, a topic comes along that really gets people fired up. At times like that, we see how many people are actually reading.

Once in a while, a topic comes along that really gets people fired up. At times like that, we see how many people are actually reading.

The "show us your studio pics" that Jesse (Numina) started was one that I recall had some 53,000 views and maybe more by now....thats just staggering. That many gearsultz? I guess its also interesting for ambient listen to see where the music they may listen to is recorded.

Actually I find that when your very active on the Forum Mike the participation goes up....thats probably because you say a lot in the context of a thread which can lead to extedted discussions. Must be the writer in you.

If you ever want to trigger a lot of discussion, and posts from people who usually only lurk, start a topic about piracy, or one saying Steve Roach is overrated, or arguing about Mac vs. Windows. Those always get people worked-up.

No...some of his stuff is okay...but IMO he IS totally over-rated and a bit self-important about his own musical impact. Just my two cents. I couldn't use the words "over-rated" to describe him because Steve Roach already took that title.

Don't pay too much attention to what I write. Everyone who knows me knows my opinions of who is great and who is over-rated are all out of whack with everyone else. For example, I think Jeff Pearce, as loved as he is here and among his fans, is actually UNDER-RATED. I think Jeff is a freakin' genius when you examine his entire body of work. Why he isn't every bit as revered as Roach and Rich (which is NOT a knock on Steve and Robert, both of whom are also brilliant) is a mystery to me. Just my two cents.